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[Gordon Laco]

Nope - sorry for being unclear...

When dumping the mainsail, the topping lift holds up the end of the boom, a
crewman or the reefline loosely hauled in holds the clew of the main,
creating that useful trough...allowing you to rapidly get the sail down and
stowed without danger of it getting out of control.

I'm making a sketch for Roger...if it is good enough perhaps George might
post it.

Gord #426

> On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 08:54:19AM -0500, Roger L Kingsland wrote:
>> Gord,
>> 
>> As usual, I am confused but, this time, about a specific comment you made RE
>> dumping the main; "The trough is held up at the outboard end by the reef
>> line."  Doesn't the reef line pull DOWN on the sail, so how could it hold
>> the trough UP?
> 
> I thought the reefing line just held the reefing point close to the
> boom. Since, under sail, the mainsheet tends to be pulling the boom
> down (as is gravity and/or the vang), a reefed sail is pulled down by
> the line. When dumping however, the boom is being held up by the
> topping lift, so the reefing line would stop the sail from going too
> far down.
> 
> At least that's what I get from the mental picture Gord's description
> painted in my head.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> Candy Cane #583


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